Reviews of Shredder Chess

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Total ratings

4.46 (Rating count: 3,404)

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Review summary

Shredder Chess is feature-rich and well-supported but users report UI regressions, coaching limitations, and reliability glitches. The app shines in its comprehensive feature set and ongoing development, but the experience can be hindered by interface changes, limited coaching, and stability issues.

Pros

Rich feature set (elo ratings, evaluation, multiple boards and pieces, tactics)
Active development and ongoing support from the Shredder team
Positive core gameplay quality (noted as 'Very nice' and 'excellent chess game' by multiple reviewers)

Cons

UI/interface changes/regressions after updates (usability issues)
Coaching/trainer quality is basic or inconsistent
Bugs and reliability issues (move freezes, invisible boards)
Pricing/feature access concerns (on-device purchases or paywalls)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.46

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18% (13)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-06	De*****	good on you
good on you
2026-06-01	Be*****	very good engine for as long as i can remember. 10yrs already?
very good engine for as long as i can remember. 10yrs already?
2026-05-09	An*****	ok, but please add random color play dont just make me choos black of white every time
ok, but please add random color play dont just make me choos black of white every time
2026-05-01	Sa*****	please give flip the board option.
please give flip the board option.
2026-04-11	Tu*****	good
good
2026-04-08	Ro*****	I have been an enthusiastic user of both Shredder and Hiarcs for many years - they both rate my Elo around 1800??? and had anticipated giving a five star rating but this version only works offline for a short period of time. If this is a problem for you I have found Chess Pro and Lichess to be better options.
I have been an enthusiastic user of both Shredder and Hiarcs for many years - they both rate my Elo around 1800??? and had anticipated giving a five star rating but this version only works offline for a short period of time. If this is a problem for you I have found Chess Pro and Lichess to be better options.
2026-03-25	mu*****	its great honestly, but can u just add some feature like copy paste PGN and also a much better analysis? it's kind of weird to see that this app lost track of the real game board movement as soon as im trying some trial and error when analyzing my game :/, i mean, make the game movement (chess notation) become "recursive-like" (look at lichess for example), and also somehow there's a really short time of freeze (most people wont notice it but I did) when you make a move
its great honestly, but can u just add some feature like copy paste PGN and also a much better analysis? it's kind of weird to see that this app lost track of the real game board movement as soon as im trying some trial and error when analyzing my game :/, i mean, make the game movement (chess notation) become "recursive-like" (look at lichess for example), and also somehow there's a really short time of freeze (most people wont notice it but I did) when you make a move
2026-03-21	La*****	good program has everything you need,elo ratings, evaluation, different boards and pieces, tactics.
good program has everything you need,elo ratings, evaluation, different boards and pieces, tactics.
2026-03-16	Ri*****	Revert the graphics changes, nobody asked. Thanks
Revert the graphics changes, nobody asked. Thanks
2026-03-14	Mr*****	I came into this expecting that it would be coaching me on how to play better, but the extent of the teaching is that it will sometimes tell you if you make a really bad move.
I came into this expecting that it would be coaching me on how to play better, but the extent of the teaching is that it will sometimes tell you if you make a really bad move.